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Highest Medicaid coverage, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 25.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Forest, MS, up 30 places to #4.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020
01▲23Louisville, MSMS5,92146.3%+17.5 pts
02▲4Greenville, MSMS26,53043.2%+2.8 pts
03▼2Clarksdale, MSMS13,64342.7%−2.4 pts
04▲30Forest, MSMS5,43340.3%+15.8 pts
05▼3Yazoo City, MSMS9,86739.9%−4.2 pts
06▼3Greenwood, MSMS13,42939.7%−2.6 pts
07▼3Columbia, MSMS6,52539.6%−2.3 pts
08▲2Grenada, MSMS12,08839.5%+5.0 pts
09▼2Natchez, MSMS14,88037.3%+0.9 pts
10▲11Indianola, MSMS8,63737.2%+6.5 pts
11West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71536.9%+2.7 pts
12▼4McComb, MSMS11,69736.8%+0.8 pts
13Philadelphia, MSMS6,85835.7%+2.3 pts
14▼5Vicksburg, MSMS19,83034.8%−0.4 pts
15Meridian, MSMS33,37034.1%+2.1 pts
16▲12West Point, MSMS9,74333.7%+7.2 pts
17▼12Kosciusko, MSMS6,72233.7%−8.0 pts
18▼4Picayune, MSMS12,01933.4%+0.1 pts
19▼1Holly Springs, MSMS6,40233.2%+1.8 pts
20▲3Cleveland, MSMS10,13833.2%+4.2 pts
21▼9Canton, MSMS10,87331.8%−2.0 pts
22▼3Jackson, MSMS141,19631.7%+0.7 pts
23▲2Brookhaven, MSMS11,64630.7%+2.1 pts
24▲5St. Martin, MSMS8,13928.6%+2.3 pts
25▼5Laurel, MSMS17,66228.0%−3.0 pts
26▲18Senatobia, MSMS8,47327.8%+9.7 pts
27▲5Gulfport, MSMS76,50627.4%+2.0 pts
28▼11Ripley, MSMS5,37727.3%−4.4 pts
29▲1Columbus, MSMS22,79226.8%+0.9 pts
30▲3Horn Lake, MSMS26,74126.3%+0.9 pts
31▲15Moss Point, MSMS11,74326.2%+8.3 pts
32▼1Pascagoula, MSMS21,40926.1%+0.5 pts
33▼11Pontotoc, MSMS6,15625.6%−3.5 pts
34▼18Batesville, MSMS7,32525.5%−6.5 pts
35▼8Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80225.2%−1.9 pts
36▼10Corinth, MSMS14,34524.9%−2.9 pts
37▲17Gautier, MSMS19,06924.6%+10.1 pts
38▼1Petal, MSMS11,69424.5%+2.1 pts
39▼1New Albany, MSMS7,75623.4%+2.7 pts
40▲13Latimer, MSMS6,75622.7%+7.6 pts
41▲6Waveland, MSMS7,04222.4%+4.6 pts
42▼6Booneville, MSMS9,25721.8%−1.9 pts
43▼8Amory, MSMS6,38621.5%−2.5 pts
44▼2D'Iberville, MSMS13,55720.3%+1.9 pts
45▼6Biloxi, MSMS48,51619.8%−0.1 pts
46▼5Tupelo, MSMS38,08719.8%+1.1 pts
47▼7Pearl, MSMS28,86419.1%−0.7 pts
48▼5Richland, MSMS7,63018.5%+0.3 pts
49▲13Byram, MSMS12,70718.0%+6.6 pts
50Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63417.3%+1.0 pts
51▲1Starkville, MSMS25,75417.3%+2.1 pts
52▲4Southaven, MSMS57,81915.8%+2.4 pts
53▼5Long Beach, MSMS17,30915.4%−1.7 pts
54▲12Brandon, MSMS26,12215.3%+5.8 pts
55▼4Vancleave, MSMS5,07815.1%−0.3 pts
56▲4Saltillo, MSMS5,06014.9%+3.1 pts
57▼2Clinton, MSMS26,64014.1%+0.3 pts
58▼13Pass Christian, MSMS6,45914.1%−3.9 pts
59▼10Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45113.5%−3.3 pts
60▲1Ridgeland, MSMS24,75012.6%+1.0 pts
61▲4Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,26412.6%+2.4 pts
62▼3Oxford, MSMS26,77311.8%0.0 pts
63▼6Flowood, MSMS11,00311.8%−1.0 pts
64▼6Olive Branch, MSMS47,56311.7%−0.4 pts
65▼1Ocean Springs, MSMS18,99311.1%−0.1 pts
66▼3Hernando, MSMS18,82410.3%−1.0 pts
67Diamondhead, MSMS9,4419.6%+1.1 pts
68Madison, MSMS28,5756.5%+1.2 pts
69University, MSMS5,3153.5%+2.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES